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Eugene T. Maleska
Eugene T. Maleska

New York Times, Wednesday, February 29, 1984

5-Across : Mites

Author:
Eugene T. Maleska
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.97, Missing: { J Q W X }, Scrabble score: 286 (avg 1.51)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 5, XRef: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4
Eugene T. Maleska has 411 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1984, The New York TimesNo. 12,531
Across
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Trouter's specialty : CAST
5
Mites : ACARI
10
Third part of a rhyme scheme : CCDC
14
Pennines, e.g. : ALPS
15
Seascape artist: 1870-1953 : MARIN
16
Cry of sudden dismay : OHOH
17
With 24 Across, an adage : LOOK
18
Becomes a blowhard : BRAGS
19
___ avis : RARA
20
Duo after em : ENO
21
Parti-colored : PIED
22
"___ Out," Carol Reed film : ODDMAN
24
See 17 Across : BEFOREYOULEAP
27
Trinity figure : SON
28
Have relevance : PERTAIN
31
Glitter : CORUSCATE
36
Pola of silent films : NEGRI
37
Stout : ALE
38
Correct a text : EMEND
40
"Delta of Venus" author : NIN
41
Strict precision : RIGOR
44
Bride of Perseus : ANDROMEDA
47
Rubbernecker in N.Y.C. : TOURIST
49
Tropical bird : ANI
50
Annie's exclamation : LEAPINLIZARDS
56
Dance step : CHASSE
58
Tops : AONE
59
Pay dirt : ORE
60
Lyricist Lorenz : HART
61
Gymnast Comanici : NADIA
63
Name of three English rivers : AVON
64
Doing nothing : IDLE
65
"I am ___, Egypt ... ": Shak. : DYING
66
Presidential giveaways : PENS
67
Indemnifies : PAYS
68
Handel opera : SERSE
69
E. Field's "The Sugarplum ___" : TREE
Down
1
Joshua's comrade : CALEB
2
Byrd book : ALONE
3
April 1 joke : SPOOF
4
Mild reproof : TSK
5
Milieu : AMBIENCE
6
Gov. Cuomo's predecessor : CAREY
7
Tilled Texas acres : ARADO
8
Horse and carriage : RIG
9
Oxford section : INSOLE
10
Heart-shaped : CORDATE
11
Quaff for a special day : CHAMPAGNE
12
Dumb one of comics : DORA
13
Toler role : CHAN
21
Barber, Miller et al. : PROS
23
Bruce of films : DERN
25
Columbus inst. : OSU
26
Cause to turn turtle : UPEND
29
Crocus, e.g. : IRID
30
O'Neill heroine : NINA
31
Uncovered wagon : CART
32
Mingle-mangle : OLIO
33
Every four years, e.g. : REGULARLY
34
Creation at Cremona : AMATI
35
Hamilton bill : TEN
39
One concern of the E.P.A. : DRAINAGE
42
Tragedy by Euripides : ORESTES
43
U.S. radio station in Berlin : RIAS
45
Dix plus un : ONZE
46
Actress Farrow : MIA
48
Uses up : SPENDS
51
Zenith's opposite : NADIR
52
Butcher-shop wares : LOINS
53
Rolling stone : ROVER
54
Hive member : DRONE
55
Intuit : SENSE
56
Drop in the Vegas bucket : CHIP
57
"Mary ___ little ... " : HADA
62
Senator's O.K. : AYE
63
Prone : APT

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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